WoRMS taxon details

Acanthoptilum gracile (Gabb, 1864)

289324  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:289324)

accepted
Species
Stylatula gracilis (Gabb, 1864) · unaccepted (changed combination)
Virgularia gracilis Gabb, 1864 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Virgularia gracilis Gabb, 1864) Gabb, W. M. (1864). Description of a new species of Virgularia from the coast of California. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Natural Sciences.</em> 3(2): 120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3147894 [details]   
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Acanthoptilum gracile (Gabb, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289324 on 2024-03-28
Date
action
by
2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
created
2010-09-17 06:17:46Z
checked
2019-06-25 05:41:35Z
changed
2019-12-21 04:08:27Z
changed
2021-03-31 04:36:10Z
changed

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original description  (of Virgularia gracilis Gabb, 1864) Gabb, W. M. (1864). Description of a new species of Virgularia from the coast of California. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Natural Sciences.</em> 3(2): 120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3147894 [details]   

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS[details]   

basis of record G.C. Williams and J. van der Land (eds), update 2004-2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Kükenthal, W. (1915). Pennatularia. Das Tierreich. 43: 1-132., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/900948
page(s): 64 [details]   

additional source Williams, G.C. (1999). Index Pennatulacea: annotated bibliography and indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 51(2): 19-103. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 33 [details]   

additional source Williams G.C. (1995). Living genera of sea pens (Coelenterata: Pennatulacea): illustrated key and synopses. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 113, pp. 93-140.
page(s): 121, 123, 133 [details]   

additional source Williams, G.C. (1999). Index Pennatulacea: annotated bibliography and indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999. <em>Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci.</em> 51(2): 19-103, 1 fig., 14 plates. (look up in IMIS[details]   

new combination reference Nutting, C.C. (1909). Alcyonaria of the Californian coast. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 35: 681-727, plates 84-91., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7495540
page(s): 700-701 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Habitat shelf to upper slope [details]
LanguageName 
English frail sea pendelicate sea pen [from synonym]  [details]
French pennatule gracieuse [from synonym]pennatule frêle  [details]